Palestine, State of vs Yemen: Child mortality

Palestine, State of
3.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of rank
45th
Yemen rank
44th

Child mortality over time

  • Palestine, State of
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Yemen ahead.

Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th of 203 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine, State of Yemen Difference Ahead
1800s 43.52 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.53 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1810s 43.51 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.54 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1820s 43.5 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.55 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1830s 43.49 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.56 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1840s 43.48 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.57 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1850s 43.47 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.58 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1860s 43.46 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.59 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1870s 43.45 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.59 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1880s 43.44 deaths per 100 live births 54.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.6 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1890s 43.43 deaths per 100 live births 54.03 deaths per 100 live births 10.6 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1900s 43.01 deaths per 100 live births 53.62 deaths per 100 live births 10.61 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1910s 42.09 deaths per 100 live births 52.52 deaths per 100 live births 10.43 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1920s 41.2 deaths per 100 live births 51.25 deaths per 100 live births 10.06 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1930s 35.64 deaths per 100 live births 48.97 deaths per 100 live births 13.33 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1940s 26.29 deaths per 100 live births 45.51 deaths per 100 live births 19.23 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1950s 20.9 deaths per 100 live births 43.71 deaths per 100 live births 22.81 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1960s 16.41 deaths per 100 live births 39.54 deaths per 100 live births 23.13 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1970s 10.96 deaths per 100 live births 27.88 deaths per 100 live births 16.93 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1980s 6.21 deaths per 100 live births 16.31 deaths per 100 live births 10.1 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1990s 3.75 deaths per 100 live births 11.16 deaths per 100 live births 7.41 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2000s 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 7.37 deaths per 100 live births 4.72 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2010s 1.89 deaths per 100 live births 4.96 deaths per 100 live births 3.07 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2020s 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.1 deaths per 100 live births 1.62 deaths per 100 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Palestine, State of or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births against 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Palestine, State of and Yemen?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Palestine, State of and Yemen rank globally for child mortality?
Palestine, State of ranks 45th and Yemen ranks 44th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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